Nominations for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2015 National Small Business Week Awards, including Small Business Person of the Year, are now being accepted at awards.sba.gov.
The SBA’s improved Web portal for submitting nominations is in its third year. It provides all guidelines and allows for easy tracking of nominees for National Small Business Week.
The nomination categories for the 2015 SBA Awards celebrating National Small Business Week include:
- National Small Business Person of the Year, selected from award winners from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam
- Phoenix Awards, recognizing outstanding accomplishments during disaster recovery efforts
- Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year
- Small Business Subcontractor of the Year
- The Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence, recognizing large prime contractors who have used small businesses as suppliers and contractors
- SBA 8(a) Graduate of the Year for recent graduates of the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program
- Exporter of the Year
- Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Excellence and Innovation Award (nominations of SBA-funded SBDC Service Centers)
- Women’s Business Center (WBCs) of Excellence Award (nominations of SBA-funded WBCs)
- Veterans Business Outreach Center Excellence in Service Award (nominations of SBA-funded Veterans Business Outreach Centers)
- Small Business Investment Company of the Year
Nominations must be submitted to the SBA by 2 p.m. Jan. 5. In addition to online submissions, nominations may also be sent to the SBA’s Kansas City District Office at 1000 Walnut St., Suite 500, Kansas City, MO 64106. For more information, go to sba.gov/mo or call (816) 426-4902.
